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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
EARNINGS PER SHARE |
Schedule of computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
|  | (In Thousands of US Dollars, except share and
|  | per share data)
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Canadian Solar Inc.—basic |  | $ | 65,249 |  | $ | 99,572 |  | $ | 237,070
Dilutive effect of interest expense of convertible notes |  |  | — |  |  | 4,649 |  |  | 4,683
Net income attributable to Canadian Solar Inc.—diluted |  | $ | 65,249 |  | $ | 104,221 |  | $ | 241,753
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic calculation—weighted average number of common shares—basic |  |  | 57,524,349 |  |  | 58,167,004 |  |  | 58,914,540
Diluted effects of share number from share options and RSUs |  |  | 534,714 |  |  | 547,821 |  |  | 543,797
Dilutive effects of share number from convertible notes |  |  | — |  |  | 2,833,333 |  |  | 2,833,333
Denominator for diluted calculation—weighted average number of common shares—diluted |  |  | 58,059,063 |  |  | 61,548,158 |  |  | 62,291,670
Basic earnings per share |  | $ | 1.13 |  | $ | 1.71 |  | $ | 4.02
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 1.12 |  | $ | 1.69 |  | $ | 3.88
Schedule of anti-dilutive shares excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share |
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
Share options and RSUs |  | 476,043 |  | 372,743 |  | 276,618

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